Do 'nuisance' tactics employed by charities really work?

Donations: these days tactics go beyond asking for a little loose changePhoto: ALAMY

10:55AM BST 15 Oct 2014

SIR – I complained to the Red Cross about itssending of unsolicited gifts. A senior fundraiser told me that this practice generates higher receipts but assured me I would receive no more.

The gifts continue to arrive and I no longer support this charity or others who follow suit. If other readers did the same and notified the charities accordingly it might put an end to this unpleasant practice.

Diana Crook Seaford, East Sussex

SIR – While I contribute to charities on a regular basis, I must express my annoyance at the intimidating tactics currently being employed by some collectors who position themselves in supermarket exit halls rattling collection boxes at eye level, partly blocking one's path and, most annoyingly, making comments like “come on you can afford it”.